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Development of Goldfields.— Table No. 5. STATEMENT showing the Expenditure for Water-races on Goldfields out of Public Works Fund to 31st March, 1906, and the Liabilities on that Date.

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IXPENDITUBE. LlABIl .ITIES. Locality and Name op Race. Survey and Construction, 1870-1905. i Grants, Subsidies, 1870-1905. Survey and Construction 1905-1906. Grants, Subsidies, 1905-1906. j Authorities Authorities on Grants, Subsidies. Total Expenditure and Liabilities. Locality and Name of Racb. Totals. on Construction. Contracts. Totals. i NORTH ISLAND. Auckland Pbovincial District— Thames Tairua Water-race Compensation, Thames Water-race R. Kelly's water-race, Mata Kuaotunu Sludge-channel Drain, Tβ Aroha West & s. d. £ s. d. £ s. a. £, s. d.| a. s. a. £ s. d. £ S. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. NORTH ISLAND.' Auckland Pbovincial District — Thames. Tairua Water-race. Compensation, Thames Water-race R. Kelly's water-race, Mata. Kuaotunu Sludge-channel. Drain, Tβ Aroha West. 80,708 19 3 34 5 4 1,250 0 0 40 0 0 200 0 0 61 0 0 .. 80,708 19 3 34 5 4 1,250 0 0 40 ft 0 200 0 0 61 0 0 80,708 19 3 34 5 4 1,250 0 0| 40 0 0! 200 0 0| 61 0 0 .. .. 80,708 19 3 1,585 5 4 82,294 4 7 •• 82,294 4 7 MIDDLE ISLAND. Westland Pbovincial Distbict — Subsidies — Hohonu Hibernian New River Kanieri Rimu Drainage-tunnel Boas Sludge-channel Kumara Sludge-channel No. 2 Kumara Sludge-channel No. 3 Kumara No. 4 Main Tail-race .. Kumara No. 5 Main Tail-race .. Trustees Main Tail-race,Waimea Branch Tail-race to No. 4 Channel, Payne and party Kelly's Terrace Tunnel Quinn's Creek Water-raoe (purchase) Raising dam, Loop-line Ngahere-Blackball Donnelly's Creek Tail-race Purchase of Byrne, O'Hallahan, and Murdooh's water-rights Jones Creek Storm-channel Back Creek Water-race Government Works — Waimea-Kumara Wainihinihi Water-race Mikonui Nelson Pbovinoial District— Government Works — Nelson Creek .. Napoleon Hill Argyle (Charleston) Black's Point 3 7 0 12 5 8J 21 5 0 1 5 61 191 19 6 - 1,955 12 1 1,992 14 8 3,496 0 3 10,310 18 4 1,554 10 6 2,762 17 2 570 15 0 1,151 10 8 5,616 14 11 1,973 10 5 100 0 0 2,141 10 6 70 0 0 6li" 7 5 68 6 3 5 10 0 1,958 19 1 2,005 0 4 3,517 5 3 10,312 3 10 191 19 6 1,554 10 6 2,762 17 2 1,182 2 5 1,151 10 8 5,616 14 11 2,041 16 8 100 0 0 2,147 0 6 70 0 0 ■■ 50f 0 0 75* 0 0 30 0 0 •• - •• 507 0 0 75' 0 0 30 0 0 1,958 19 1 2,005 0 4 3,517 5 3 10,312 3 10 191 19 6 1,554 10 6 2,762 17 2 1,689 2 5 1,151 10 8 5,616 14 11 2,116 16 8 100 0 0 2,177 0 6 70 0 Oi MIDDLE ISLAND. Westland Pbovincial Distbict — Subsidies — Hohonu. Hibernian. New River. Kanieri. Rimu Drainage-tunnel. Ross Sludge-channel. Kumara Sludge-channel No. 2. Kumara Sludge-channel No. 3. Kumara No. 4 Main Tail-race. Kumara No. 5 Main Tail-race. Trustees Main Tail-race, Waimea. Branch Tail-race to No. 4 Ghannel, Payne and party. Kelly's Terrace Tunnel. Quinn's Creek Water-race (purchase) . Raising dam Loop-line. Ngahere-Blackball. Donnelly's Creek Tail-race. Purchase of Byrne, O'Hallahan, and Murdoch's water-rights. Jones Creek Storm-channel. Baok Creek Water-race. Government Works — Waimea-Kumara. Wainihinihi Water-race. Mikonui. Nelson Pbovincial Distbict — Government Works — Nelson Creek. Napoleon Hill. Argyle (Charleston). Black's Point. 1,125 16 6 200 0 0 444 4 5 35 0 0 1,125 16 6 200 0 0 444 4 5 35 0 0 1,125 16 6 200 0 0 444 4 5 35 0 0 - ■ - 100 0 0 330 1 0 25 0 ol 125 0 0 330 1 0 .. 125 0 0 330 1 0 194,283 7 6 14,152 17 7 25,927 4 6 194,283 7 6 14,152 17 7 25,927 4 6 194,283 7 6 14,152 17 7 25,927 4 6 I 90,722 10 8 257 16 7 15,501 15 3 244 9 0 90,722 10 8 257 16 7 15,501 15 3 244 9 0 90,722 10 8 257 16 7 15,501 15 3 244 9 0 .. .. Carried forward .. I 343,876 1 3 612 0 0 378,574 3 10 !S4,375 18 11 710 3 8 |377,962 3 10! 612 0 0| I